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1980s Top 40 Rate

Number 5s

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.5 in the UK during the 1980s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2, No.3 etc).

Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
Keith Mitchell - Captain Beaky/Wilfred The Weasel
Rainbow - All Night Long
Sky - Toccata
Gary Numan - We Are Glass
Specials - Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail
Roxy Music - Over You
Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
Kate Bush - Babooshka
Roxy Music - Oh Yeah (On The Radio)
Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day
Diana Ross - My Old Piano
David Bowie - Fashion
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Blondie - Rapture
Headgirl (Motorhead & Girlschool) - St Valentine's Day Massacre (EP)
Coast To Coast - (Do) The Hucklebuck
Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
Tottenham Hotspur F.A Cup Final Squad - Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are On Their Way To Wembley)
Champaign - How 'Bout Us
Duran Duran - Girls On Film
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc
Meat Loaf (Uncredited Vocals By Cher) - Dead Ringer For Love
Japan - Ghosts
Bananarama & Fun Boy Three - Really Saying Something
Scotland World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream
Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Imagination - Music & Lights
Shalamar - A Night To Remember
Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss
Kids From Fame Feat. Valerie Landsburg - Hi-Fidelity
ABC - All Of My Heart
Shalamar - There It Is
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said
Clannad - Theme From Harry's Game
Madness - Our House
Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me
Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
Public Image Ltd - This Is Not A Love Song
Adam Ant - Puss 'N' Boots
Madness - The Sun And The Rain
Shaky & Bonnie - A Rockin' Good Way
Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
Phil Fearon & Galaxy - What Do I Do?
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Locomotion
Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love - People Get Ready (Medley)
Style Council - Groovin' (You're The Best Thing)
Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Elton John - Passengers
Shakin' Stevens - Teardrops
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
David Grant & Jaki Graham - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
Steve Arrington - Feel So Real
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out In The Fields
Animotion - Obsession
Marti Webb - Ben
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA/I'm On Fire
Marillion - Lavender
Madonna - Angel
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
Madonna - Dress You Up
Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief
James Brown - Living In America
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
Survivor - Burning Heart
Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver
Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything (Decade Remix '76-'86)
Grange Hill Cast - Just Say No
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Run The World
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
A-Ha - Hunting High And Low
Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side
Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart
A-Ha - Cry Wolf
Elkie Brooks - No More The Fool
Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
Jets - Crush On You
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
A-Ha - The Living Daylights
Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery
Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Whitney Houston - So Emotional
Shakin' Stevens - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (Home And Away)
Cher - I Found Someone
Beatmasters Feat The Cookie Crew - Rok Da House
Elton John - Candle In The Wind (Live)
Morrissey - Suedehead
Primitives - Crash
A-Ha - Stay On These Roads
Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
Bananarama - I Want You Back
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Maxi Priest - Wild World
Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On)
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love
S-Express - Superfly Guy
Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do
Julio Iglesias Feat. Stevie Wonder - My Love
Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us
Art Of Noise Feat. Tom Jones - Kiss
Status Quo - Burning Bridges (On & Off & On Again)
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Soul II Soul Feat. Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin'
Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
Cure - Lullaby
Edelweiss - Bring Me Edelweiss
Neneh Cherry - Manchild
Madonna - Express Yourself
Pet Shop Boys - It's Alright
Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
Martika - Toy Soldiers
Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Tina Turner - The Best
Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart
Madonna - Dear Jessie


As there are many classics to choose from, you have the option to do a +30 vote like follows:

+30
+29
+28
+27
+26
+25
+24
+23
+22
+21
+20
+19
+18
+17
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+14
+13
+12
+11
+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1

or you can use the standard:

+20
+19
+18
+17
+16
+15
+14
+13
+12
+11
+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
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+1

or if you must:

+20
+18
+16
+14
+12
+10
+8
+6
+4
+2

Good luck!

This post has been edited by AH Gold: May 27 2015, 09:38 PM